Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich
-Headline of the day-
"Kucinich says he will force House vote on Cheney impeachment." Future HotD, "Dennis Kucinich found encased is frozen carbonite." (Raw Story, via reddit)
-Pop quiz: Hannity or Colbert?-
One of these quotes is FOX News blowhard Sean Hannity, the other is that parody of FOX News blowhards, Stephen Colbert. Your task? Determine which is which.
1. By the way, Halloween is a liberal holiday, because we're teaching our children to beg for something for free.
2. The real reason we need to Hallo-ween ourselves off this holiday is that it's a Pagan celebration of panhandling. You know what I call trick-or-treaters? Pre-hobos.
OK, so it's not very tough. Still, how funny is it that Sean Hannity slips this easily into self-parody? (Media Matters, No Fact Zone)
-Being your own worst enemy-
Modern Iraqi history in a nutshell: a Kurdish separatist group, the PKK, foments rebellion in northern Iraq and Saddam Hussein puts them down. "Saddam gassed his own people!" the neocons cried.
We invade Iraq and, with the help of the PKK, northern Iraq becomes the least violent region in the country. "We're making progress in Iraq!" the neocons cried.
The PKK foments rebellion in Turkey. "The PKK is a common threat and must be put down!" the neocons cry.
We're practicing torture, we're threatening Iraq's neighbors, we've got WMD, the Iraqi people hate us, and we're now one step away from bombing the Kurds. Holy shit, we're Saddam Hussein! (AP)
